Dipa

Dipa KARMAKAR

Inde
Inde
Gymnastique artistiqueGymnastique artistique
Participations1
Première participationRio 2016
Année de naissance1993
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Biographie

In her bare feet, Dipa Karmakar may only stand 4 feet 11-inches tall - but the girl from Tripura is a figure of huge stature for Indian gymnastics.

At Rio 2016, Dipa Karmakar became the first woman gymnast to represent the country at an Olympic Games, and inspired many with her huge-hearted performances that left her a whisker away from stepping onto the podium.

Born with a flat foot, a postural deformity considered to be a big detriment for any gymnast, India’s very own ‘Small Wonder’ - as her biography is titled - has always battled to overcome the odds and defy expectations.

Karmakar started her formal training in gymnastics when she was just six. Despite having to train at inadequately-equipped gyms growing up, by the age of 14, she had won the Junior Nationals with her eyes firmly set on the international stage.

A part of India’s gymnastics contingent at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, a teenage Karmakar had a close-up view of Ashish Kumar's displays which captured India’s first-ever gymnastics medals at the Commonwealth Games.

I want to inspire the next generation so that in 10 to 15 years, India can send a full gymnastics team to an Olympics and not just one athlete.

Dipa KARMAKAR
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